Re: The "What is GNOME?" Answer

[Glynn Foster <Glynn Foster Sun COM>]

Hey,

> GNOME is a lot of things. And I understand the desire to have a
> concise definition or marketing phrase for standard press releases.
> 
> But why not take advantage of the web's flexible nature and let the
> front page highlight *all* the things GNOME is...
> 
>   GNOME is: Usable!
>   GNOME is: Free!
>   GNOME is: Flexible!
>   GNOME is: Global!
>   GNOME is: Community!
>   GNOME is: Easy!
>   GNOME is: Everywhere!
>   GNOME is: Linux!
>   GNOME is: BSD!
>   GNOME is:__You!__ 
> 
> Imagine a super expensive advertising campaign for your international
> product of choice. Do they blow a lot of time defining the product? Of
> course not, it's about lifestyle. So is GNOME.

Hrm, this got me thinking totally about a pretty cool splash - ok, at
least I think it's cool -

	http://www.gnome.org/~gman/splash.png

> The biggest frustration I've had with the web site is that it is *NOT
> FLEXIBLE*. It is monolithic. It's beaurocratic. It's a friggin' act of
> congress to change a couple of words. Or a css reference.
> 
> The web site needs love. It needs leadership. It needs to change.

Yeah, I feel it's at a stage again where we need some direction and
someone who's willing to put the next 6 months of solid work into it.
Sure, it's nice to see the new look, but really needs some pretty heavy
arse kicking to get the rest of the build stuff and content into shape.

Glynn